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London/Berlin based rock band LIVINGSTON have signed a European record deal with SPV and will release their new album “Animal” in Fall 2014. The first single “Human” is scheduled for May 30th in Germany/Austria/Switzerland and June 2nd in UK & Rest Of Europe. Livingston recently completed work on their new music video for the teaser track which can be viewed here:

LIVINGSTON were founded in London, but relocated to Berlin in 2008. Their debut album “Sign Language” charted Top 20 in the German sales charts, their tours sold out, and their hit single “Broken” brought them numerous accolades (Top20 airplay single; #1 and #2 in the Rock category for Amazon and iTunes). For their latest album ‘Animal’, the band decided to do the whole recording process themselves from a little cottage, a hunter’s cabin in the woods just outside Berlin. The result can be heard in songs that flow like a live set, capturing the full range of emotions the band has always been known for, but never encapsulated so successfully. The band presented their new album live on tour in Europe this past March and in Los Angeles on the 5th and 8th of April.

SPV have announced that the Dutch psychedelic rockers BIRTH OF JOY have signed a worldwide deal with Long Branch Records / SPV (excl. BeNeLux, France & Japan) and will release their new album on March 4th in N. America, March 7th in Germany/Switzerland/Austria and March 10th in UK & Rest Of Europe. The yet untitled second official album is recorded and mixed by JORIS WOLFF (e.g. De Staat, Within Temptation and Mister and Mississippi) and mastered by BRIAN LUCEY (e.g. The Black Keys, Artic Monkeys, David Lynch and Dr. John).

After 97 shows all over Europe and USA in 2013 BIRTH OF JOY have already proven to be a true LIVE rock sensation! Besides creating catchy psychedelic 60/70’s-hooks spiced up with stoner, blues and rock&roll influences, this threesome is also master in invoking a primal emotion that lays hidden in many of us. The kind of emotion that craves to burst out when you experience something true, something real. Well, these guys are it, they ARE the real deal: sex, drugs and rock&roll! Blood, sweat and… ah, mostly alcohol!

Photo by Tijmen Hobbel

Their two shows at EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAG 2014 will lead the band into a massive 5month World Tour visiting BeNelux in January/February, N.America/UK/Switzerland in March, Germany/France in April and Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland in May. Quite a schedule, but yeah, touring is what these guys do best. Official dates will be announced shortly!

Once known from Aki Kaurismäki’s movies as “the ultimate cult band”, the band’s worldwide respected for their unique live shows. During the 20+ years they have performed more than 1000 shows in more than 60 countries. They have produced massive joint concerts with the Red Army Choir, confused audiences at the MTV Music Awards, performed with classical orchestras and played in hundreds of festivals and clubs.

The group has signed an exclusive recording deal with SPV/SPV Recordings, for the World excluding Finland.

Their new studio album “BUENA VODKA SOCIAL CLUB” will be released in October 2011 on Lim. Ed. CD, Super Jewel Case and 180g Vinyl LP.

The new album shows a band at the height of their powers and is their first studio album with original songs since 2000. “Buena Vodka Social Club” is not an ordinary album in any way. It has influences and flavors from many different genres, all mixed into a soup that only this band knows how to cook.

Live dates are currently being set up to promote the album in European territories late 2011 and early 2012 more shows, covering various territories, are about to follow.

Frank Uhle (SPV General Manager) comments: “ItŽs a pleasure and honour to have these true rockŽnŽroll legends teaming up with SPV. IŽm fully convinced, together we will bring the guys back on the map again and up to the high rating in the Rock Circus, they deserve.”

Sakke Järvenpää (Leningrad Cowboys mastermind) adds: “We’re extremely happy that we have come together with SPV, they have people who still care about the music and the artists. And it’s also not a bad thing that they like Vodka, too! We’re back with a long term plan, Buena Vodka Social Club is the start. Thank you very many!”